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. 2011 Jul 27;6(7):e20744. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020744

Table 3. Avian species from the Palearctic showing two or more deeply divergent haplogroups at COI and intraspecific variation higher than 1.5%.

Family Species Max. intraspecific distance (%)*
Phasianidae Perdix perdix 1.7
Phasianus colchicus 2.3
Rallidae Rallus aquaticus 3.2
Scolopacidae Limosa limosa 2.4
Alcidae Uria lomvia 1.9
Columbidae Streptopelia orientalis 2.4
Cuculidae Cuculus canorus 3.2
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus europaeus 3.0
Picidae Dendrocopos major 2.8
Dendrocopos minor 1.6
Laniidae Lanius collurio 2.8
Lanius escubitor 3.9
Alaudidae Alauda arvensis 8.7
Hirundinidae Delichon dasypus 6.4
Corvidae Perisoreus infaustus 2.1
Garrulus glandarius 2.9
Pica pica 3.9
Corvus frugilegus 3.1
Corvus corone 2.5
Paridae Periparus ater 4.7
Parus major 3.1
Cettidae Urosphena squameiceps 2.2
Cettia diphone 3.3
Siitidae Sitta europaea 12.2
Certhiidae Certhia familiaris 2.2
Troglodytidae Troglodytes troglodytes 3.9
Regulidae Regulus regulus 3.9
Phylloscopidae Phylloscopus borealis 3.9
Phylloscopus trochiloides 5.1
Silviidae Sylvia curruca 5.8
Muscicapidae Muscicapa sibirica 2.9
Erithacus rubecula 5.0
Luscinia megarhynchos 2.7
Phoenicurus ochruros 4.5
Phoenicurus phoenicurus 5.4
Phoenicurus auroreus 2.4
Saxicola maurus 8.1
Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris 2.0
Motacillidae Motacilla flava 6.0
Emberizidae Emberiza pusilla 2.0
Emberizidae Emberiza spodocephala 3.6
Emberizidae Emberiza pallasi 3.2
Fringillidae Uragus sibiricus 1.8

*Distances were calculated using the K2P model (see Methods section).